Friday, May 22, 2015

The NBA's All-Rookie teams

Two squads were chosen by NBA beat reporters and sportscasters:

2014-2015 NBA All-Rookie First Team:

* Andrew Wiggins 260 points - selected #1 in 2014 draft
* Nikola Mirotic 258 points - selected #23 in 2011 draft
* Nerlens Noel 252 points - selected #6 in 2013 draft
* Elfrid Payton 250 points - selected #10 in 2014 draft
* Jordan Clarkson 200 points - selected #46 in 2014 draft

2014-2015 NBA All-Rookie Second Team:

* Marcus Smart 142 points - selected #6 in 2014 draft
* Zach LaVine 135 points - selected #13 in 2014 draft
* Bojan Bogdanovic 107 points - selected #31 in 2011 draft
* Jusuf Nurkic 97 points - selected #16 in 2014 draft
* Langston Galloway 72 points - undrafted

Just look at how difficult it is to have an immediate impact in the NBA -- here are the first-rounders in the 2014 draft:

1. Andrew Wiggins
2. Jabari Parker
3. Joel Embiid
4. Aaron Gordon
5. Dante Exum
6. Marcus Smart
7. Julius Randle
8. Nik Stauskas
9. Noah Vonleh
10. Elfrid Payton
11. Doug McDermott
12. Dario Saric
13. Zach LaVine
14. T.J. Warren
15. Adreian Payne
16. Jusuf Nurkic
17. James Young
18. Tyler Ennis
19. Gary Harris
20. Bruno Caboclo
21. Mitch McGary
22. Jordan Adams
23. Rodney Hood
24. Shabazz Napier
25. Clint Capela
26. P.J. Hairston
27. Bogdan Bogdanovic
28. C.J. Wilcox
29. Josh Huestis
30. Kyle Anderson

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